"Is it any wonder" by Keane

Is the name of my new MySpace profile song.
And I do believe that Seth loves it almost as much as he loved David's punky rendition of "Margaritaville".
Anytime I play it Seth goes nuts, dancing and bopping his little head all around. Yes, he has about as much rhythm as a little white Irish boy- but he couldn't help that. He had about a 50/50 chance of has some rhythm. Maybe there is still a chance.
http://www.myspace.com/jjdreyer

Bad Ju Ju

Originally I thought David called her "Bad Choo Choo". I wondered why he was referring to the "16 year old" as a bad train.
In any case, she is a dangerous sort, I think. Apparently the fact that he's a married 34 year-old guy with two small children doesn't seem to phase her. Even the fact that I work at the same facility as she does.
She must be a complete idiot because even when I was 16( long, long ago) I knew better than to mess with married men. Besides, I didn't want an older guy with kids anyway-too much baggage.
But she's developed a crush on David. He's quite flattered but also a bit disturbed. It's making him feel uncomfortable to go to work when he knows she'll be there. He knows she could get him in trouble.
I hate to use the "j" word but perhaps that is what drove me to talk to his supervisor about it. Her behavior is absolutely not conducive to a professional work environment. Harmless flirting is one thing but I think she has gone beyond that into potentially harmful territory. I think this girl needs to put the brakes on this crush she calls love and start talking with guys her own age that aren't married to me.

I finally got my pics developed- take 2...

I finally got my pics developed...

He'll stand but he won't sit?

Only my child would be so backwards. Sean refuses to sit. Of course, If he's sitting supported by something he will do it. But he can't (won't) sit solo unsupported. But he's getting closer and closer to true crawling every day. He's quite proficient at the army crawl though.
Sean has to be involved in everything. So while Seth was bathing, Sean scooted up to the tub and lifted himself on his knees so he could peek over the edge. Apparently that wasn't good enough because he was able to pull up to a standing postion as he tried to put his hand in the water. He didn't stand for an excessive length of time but he did it again a couple times so it wasn't an isolation incident.
At least if he won't sit he'll be able to stand wherever he goes. Might make it difficult for him to drive though. And lets hope he doesn't break a leg one day. They don't make wheel chairs that accomodate the standing postion, he'd have to travel by stretcher.
Eh, maybe he'll get the hang of it eventually.

A doughnut with paint on it?!

Seth and I had bagel and cream cheese at dinner tonight. It's never a dull meal when he's around, I assure you! First off, while I was toasting the bagel he was singing to Sean, " a bagel, a bagel, a bagel!" Of course, Sean found this very hilarious.
Then while Seth was eating the bagel he decided that it looked like " a doughnut with paint on it".
After their baths they played in Sean's room and I thought they were cute enough to photograph for all eternity. It didn't work out like I expected. Of course, they were both very smiley when they saw the camera but not for the typical reasons. Seth wanted to take the camera so he could "click" pictures of Sean and Sean simply wanted to consume the camera. I had to photograph them from a standing postion so they couldn't get my camera.

Just another day iin my life. Pretty soon I will hop into bed and sleep a little so I can get up and take care of people all day again. At least I get paid for the first eight hours. But the boys are far more delightful than the cranky elderly people at work. But enough about my coworkers.
Speaking of cranky elderly people, David just got home from work. :) Seriously, I love him.

Why is Saturday night alright for fighting?

Because I rather like Saturday. I'd rather not fight. Today was a good one, as far as days go.
I had a good time with my boys. We were all in good moods so the day was quite pleasant. Usually someone is cranky-probably me- so it ruins the general happiness throughout the house. Seth was a good boy all day. Honestly, he did not do one thing to try to destroy the house in any way today. He played well with Sean ( They are so cute together!) and he even played happily alone while I cleaned a little bit and did laundry.
When Sean awoke from his afternoon nap Seth made sure to bring it to my attention. I told him I would get him in a couple minutes-it sounded like Sean was playing contentedly so I thought I would let him be for a few.
Seth insisted that he wanted to go in and play peek-a-boo with Sean. I told him to go ahead. So he goes in while I waited in the bedroom. Throught he monitor it sounded like they were playing happily. When I went in I saw that Seth had climbed into the crib with Sean and they were playing together. I told Seth to get out but couldn't help but smile as I said it.
It was too cute.

Yardwork-Dreyer style take 2 ( or My son is a cow)

I dragged the boys out to weed the yard again. I set Sean out on a blanket with some toys while Seth and I weeded. Sean didn't stay on the blanket long, he wanted to eat the grass and seemed to enjoy mouthfuls of dirt. I guess it's a good thing I don't use pesticides on my lawn. No one in their right mind could accuse me of that( Have you SEEN my lawn?)
Inside the house he scoots himself toward the cat food bowl quite frequently. Why-oh-why does he want to eat cat food so badly? If I remember correctly, and it's possible that I am incorrect, Seth preferred to roll the cat food pieces across the floor rather than eat them.
My kids are strange.

Today Seth, Sean and I were playing in Seth's room when we heard some sirens. Seth immediately got all excited and I was able to pick him up just in time to see the fire truck and ambulance go by on the street behind our house. An hour later we see THREE state troopers across the street -they remained there for hours! According to our next door neighbor, the guy across the street got into a domestic dispute with his wife or girlfriend and he got into his big blue SUV to leave and she got in front of the truck...I think you know where this is going. He ran her over. Apparently they had to land a helicopter in the local church parking lot so they could fly her out to a trauma center. I'm guessing Tampa.
Unfortunately we had no clue that the fire truck and ambulance were right across the street from us after they went by the rear of our house. Seth would have liked to see the fire truck up close. But at the same time I wouldn't want him to have seen the lady since I am sure she was badly bloodied and all.
I guess my putting my hand through a window isn't half as bad as running over your spouse and mother to your children. Yikes, I don't feel as bad now.

I love Dayquil

I did a double Friday and then on Monday. Fortunately I had the weekend in between off because I had a nasty cold. It sucked big time, but I was determined not to call off so I wouldn't lose my overtime. Physically I did not feel too poorly. I just had a slight cough and a snotty nose.
Saturday was David and I's 6th anniversary. I know,I know..why would anyone put up with me for 6 long years. I have no clue. He must be a glutton for punishment. In any case, I appreciate him sticking around. He's really awesome and I have it made. He makes dinner in the evening, watches the boys in the day and even washes the dishes and makes the beds while I am working.
I love him.
Heather came over to watch the boys while we went to Visani to eat. We had a lovely meal and then watched a comedy show. I have seen funnier comedians, but I also was feeling lousy that day so that may have affected my sense of humor somewhat. In my present state of health, perhaps it would have been funnier.
Sunday we went to a barbecue at my dad's house. My whole family was there and we had a great time. My dad seemed to really enjoy little Sean. I kept offering to take him but Dad was managing fine with him. Sean was quite happy and content with good ol' grandpa. They even rocked together for awhile and the little guy fell asleep sitting on Dad's lap. It was so cute, I only wish I had a camera to get a picture of the two of them.
I stopped at the pharmacy with the boys and didn't realize until I got home that I didn't get the "non-drowsy" cold medicine so my brother and his girlfriend were kind enough to bring me some so I didn't have to drag the boys to the store again. they were sinply too much the first time. Note to self- when shopping for cold medicine,next time go solo.

David and I dyed our hair last night and mine came out awful! I don't know if the highlights I had done in may were especially resistant to the hair dye or what but my hair is a couple different colors, and not in a cool looking way. Next week I will get more hair dye and try again. David's looks good. It's like a dark auburn color. Mine is a nice red near the roots but many of the highlighted streaks didn't even take so I still have alot of blond. Bleh.

My super size baby

At 6 months Sean is still in the 75% for everything. He is 27 inches long and almost 17 lbs. He got a few shots today and a prescription for Triamcinolone cream. Apparently he has eczema, poor kid. He is healthy and doing well. But the Dr. thinks he should be sitting up- and he's not. Just scooting all around. Which he shouldn't really be doing yet. He's a little early with that, I think.

The sweet story of the brothers Dreyer.

While Seth bathes I usually plop Sean in the tub as well. I have to hold him up with one hand while I wash him but it's more convenient for me. Seth always loves it, he thinks Sean can play in the tub with him. The other day he tried to give Sean a toy,"Play with me" he requested. Obviously the little guy was clueless but smiled anyway because he loves anything his brother does. Then Seth but his arm around my neck and Sean's and said " Friends, we are all friends!"

Domo arigato, Mr. Destructo

If there was a contest for how quickly a small child could destroy a small house ,my son would win, hands down! All it takes is a short visit to the facilities for him to find something he shouldn't get into and completely create a disaster. And the thing is, he knows what he should and shouldn't do because many times he will try to close the door and say "Go away, Mom" if he knows that there is something in the room that he wants to get into. I have learned this by making the mistake of actually going away for a few minutes when he has done this.
Sometimes I feel as if poor Sean gets gypped in the attention department since we spend all day cleaning up after Seth. Remember when the tasmanian devil would turn into the tornado and deestroy everything in his path? Well, that's Seth.
Boundless energy with no where to burn it off since it's 120 degrees out. The kid would end up with heat stroke after 5 minutes.
Anyway, we did all go to Mamaw's on Friday evening and ate roast and mashed potatoes. Seth and I really enjoyed it. Seth and sean also played pretty hard and slept wonderfully that night. We probably wore out Mamaw, but she enjoyed seeing the boys. She wants to see Sean more because when he doesn't see someone in a period of weeks he gets shy when he sees them again and cries.
Sean is trying and trying his hardest to crawl he rocks forward and back on his hands and knees, almost like he's building momentum, and then he lurches forward to move. And then does his half drag/ half army crawl thing. Hey, it seems to work for him.
Boys are hungry, time to feed the starving boys, you'd think they never ate before by the way they carry on!

And I shall call him "Scooter"

Because that it what he does, you see. He kind of wiggles and scoots himself around now and does pretty well. The kid can really cover some area with his semi-limited mobility. He frequently gets up on his hands and knees and rocks and rocks back and forth but can't seem to figure out the crawling thing yet. He has already become proficient at his odd wiggle/scooting maneuver so I am sure he will crawl soon.
I thought they were supposed to sit before they crawl? Sean isn't so great at the sitting thing. He can sort of prop himself on his arms but he quickly fall to the side.
And he has also joined the world of the toothed (teethed?) since he now has two little teeth on the bottom of his mouth. Poor kid. Oddly enough, he isn't so grumpy as I would expect him to be. He is generally an easy going kid. Thank goodness.

My ugly scar

The skin in the center of my scar is very pink and there are several pink spots surrounding it where the sutures were. It looks quite horrible so I guess my arm modeling days are over. Such a waste. Boo hoo.
My grandmother is peeved that it scarred so much, she thinks the Dr. should have done a better job suturing. Doesn't bother me as much I guess. I have the reminder of my stupidity my my arm for eternity. I deserve it. Fortunately my insurance covered all of the ER visit minus the $100 co pay so that's not too bad.

I could get used to this

" Hop into bed!" I said. And he did. Only he had to be silly first and position himself in every strange sleeping positon ( like upside down with his feet in the air) and say" Like this?"
He's silly.
Finally he got into bed correctly and I said goodnight. By the time I got back to the living room little Sean had passed out on the blanket on the floor. Awwwww! So cute.
Anyway this has happened two nights in a row! Both boys going to sleep at the same time. I certainly hope this continues.

Seth: future handyman...

He was poking around the vacuum cleaner making beep, boop, and clicking sounds. I had to ask," What are you doing ,Seth?"
"I'm fixing the vacuum cleaner, it's broken."
I did not know this but at least I know it's fixed now.:)

I think he's been watching "Robots" too much.

Upside down brothers

Remember that lame Nickelodeon show "The naked brothers band" ? Well, my boys will be the Upside down brothers. They both have an odd fascination with being upside down. Seth thinks it hilarious and Sean just laughs and laughs.
Maybe it's just a boy thing. Maybe my kids are strange.
Today while I took a shower Sean lied on the bathroom floor with his toys and turned himself facing the bedroom so he could watch Seth run around in circles in the bedroom. He just giggled and giggled. Sean thinks that everything Seth does is extraordinarily humorous. It's cute now but just wait until Sean tries to copy everything his big brother does... I just better keep my health insurance plan.

Ever have one of those days that you feel like you are second best at everything? Today was my day. I was a lousy overworked nurse with people falling ,dying, and trying to fall all around me. I long for some alone time away from my boys for a little mental health break ( Just 30 minutes would be sufficient-I swear) And I am quite sure I am the worst wife that ever existed. We won't even get into that.
It's safe to say that today just was a bad day and my head hurts.
I hope tomorrow is a better day.

Speak my mind or lose my mind

Much of the time I opt for the latter since I am not confident that I am correct in whatever the issue is. So I just bottle things up so I don't upset anyone and say something I may regret. People think I am nice and happy. But when I explode, I (obviously) sometimes do damage. Of course, not to any living thing but sometimes a poor, defenseless window gets the brunt of my anger. In my defense, this has happened exactly once. Any other time I screamed or broke a coffee cup. (note to self: breaking coffee cups is less harmful for my health and well being-not to mention the integrity of my skin)
I worked a double shift Sunday and then had to work monday AM as well. So you can imagine I was feeling pretty worn down by the time I got home yesterday afternoon. I found that David had stripped the crib sheets and Seth's bed sheets to wash them but the beds weren't made and the laundry from the previous day was dumped out on the bed awaiting my arrival.
I was a little irritated but didn't want to show it because I thought it was probably petty and I didn't want to upset David.
It really bugged me and ate at me! Fianlly I told David that even though I didn't ask him to put away the clothes I thought he might and it irritated me that he saved them. All he said was " Okay, I'll remember that for next time" or something like that.
Wow, that was easy. This communication thing. I guess ,I should do it more often. But I need to work on listening as well. I hear fine, but sometimes (especially if I have a fussy, hungry 5 month old boy in my arms and a 2 year old climbing on me) I tend to not pay attention as well as I should.

yard work- Dreyer style

I finally got tired of waiting for a day with temps. under 150 degrees to weed the front yard. So after David left for work I set a blanket and a beach umbrella out on the lawn for Sean, and Seth and I went to work. Well, it was mostly me working. He would pick up the odd item found in the yard and swat me with it. For instance, he found one of those plastic things that attach to a flower pot so you can hang it from your roof eaves, I don't kow where he got it but I got smacked in the head a couple times. He thought it was funny. Me, not so much.
Well, between beatings from my two year old son, I actually accomplished some weeding. Seth helped to scub out the bird bath. Sean just rolled around on his blanket.
Eventually we were all overheated and we came inside. We all had matching pink cheeks.
Sean quickly sucked down a bottle and promptly fell asleep while Seth announced." I want sumpin'!" Which is his lovely way of saying he's hungry.
I told him I was going to make Bagel Bites but he was peeved that I was going to cook them first. He seems to think that everything should just come out of the fridge ready to eat. I guess i'll think twice about going to his house for dinner in 20 years.
He didn't want to wait ,so while I used the facilities, he got up on a kitchen chair and opened the loaf of bread and took a slice. At least, he put the loaf away where he found it. He doesn't get that from his Dad...:)
After we ate I decided he needed to bathe. I think he smeared much of the pizza sauce on his face, I'm not quite sure why.
Next thing I know ,while I was making up his bed he ran down the hallway and grabbed a paintbrush David let him play with and he decided he was going to "paint" the tub with water. It was quite cute, especially since he was humming "Baa Baa Black Sheep" at the time.
He's so weird.

What a good brother!

As I shower I place Sean on the floor in the bathroom with a couple toys while I usually sing songs to him. Seth plays on my bed watching TV. Today I noticed Sean had batted his little soft blocks away from him and he couldn't reach so I said," Aww, you can't reach your blocks!" Seth immediately hopped off the bed saying "I'll get them!" He wandered into the bathroom and picked them up and placed them so Sean could reach. It was very sweet.
Seth didn't like my singing though, as I sang the ABC song to Sean, Seth would come into the bathroom and say " Stop it!".